Tools for accurate measurement of serum uric acid level, particularly at low levels, is essential for early gout diagnosis, prompt treatment initiation, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness.
Recent data suggest that the link between circadian rhythms of RA symptoms and the chronotherapy of RA is promising.
Recent evidence links specific bacterial, viral infections, and vaccination to the development of APS, but these associations are not clear-cut.
The risk factors for accelerated cardiovascular disease among young women with SLE remain unclear, with multiple studies producing conflicting results.
Health professionals from many disciplines need to be able to recognize the clinical presentations, essential diagnostic tests, and treatment approach of Lyme neuroborreliosis.
An improved understanding of the gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis can improve disease treatment and reduce disease burden.
Providing guidance to improve dietary behavior, which may include supplementation to achieve an optimal nutritional status, can contribute to improved control of fibromyalgia symptoms.
Addressing the challenges associated with clinical management of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition must start with understanding the unmet needs of associated joint damage and establishing a clearly defined strategy to address these needs.
Dietary supplements are widely used by patients with osteoarthritis, but the safety and efficacy of supplements remain unclear and are often misconstrued by mainstream media.
Current guidelines define remission as the absence of clinical and laboratory evidence of significant inflammatory disease, but the tools that are currently available are inadequate to assess clinical remission.
